The Train that Carried my Girl from Town

The Train that Carried my Girl from Town

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The Train that Carried my Girl from Town

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There goes the train that carried my girl from town If I know'd her number lord I'd flag her down Wish to the lord that the train would wreck Kill that engineer and break the fireman's neck
Hey that train that carried my girl from town Hey hey hey hey
Where was you when the train left town I stand on the corner with my head hung down If I had my gun I'd let the hammer down Lord I'd shoot that rounder took my girl from town Rations on the table and the coffee's getting cold And some dirty rounder took my jelly roll Hello central give me 609 I wanna talk to that woman of mine Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Can you show me the woman that a man can trust There goes my girl somebody bring her back Cause she got her hand in my money sack

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About This Song

The Train that Carried my Girl from Town is a traditional bluegrass song in the key of C. With just 0 chords, it's one of the more accessible tunes in the bluegrass repertoire.

Traditional verse-refrain structure, common in older folk and gospel songs. The refrain typically has the same chords as part of the verse.